carne asada and roasted corn taco with raspberry sour cream

Ingredients:

flank or skirt steak

frozen or fresh corn ( not canned)

1 yellow onion

2 cloves garlic

sour cream

raspberry jam

hot sauce ( I prefer Franks red hot)

worcestershire

cheese of some kind queso fresco works great

1T salt

1t pepper

1/2T cumin

1T chili powder

1/2 T garlic powder

1t paprika

mix your spices together and rub it into your meat. Bare in mind I am guessing on the amounts so you may need to adjust as you see fit. Grill it on high heat for 3-4 minutes per side, it is a thin cut and it will continue to cook as you leave it to rest. Tent it with tin foil and let it rest ten to fifteen minutes.

slice you onions thin season with S&P and saute over medium heat in olive oil. half way though the cooking process add in your minced garlic, a couple shots of hot sauce and worcestershire, continue to cook till you reach the amount of caramelization you want.

saute corn in a non stick pan with no oil don't forget to season with S&P.

cook till you start to get a little color on it and it smells a little nutty.

mix sour cream with a spoonful or 2 of raspberry jam. just try it! you'll like it.

slice steak fairly thin across the grain, assemble, and enjoy!

an alternative is to take your corn, onions, and meat combine them with some red enchilada sauce. Roll into flour tortillas in a baking dish top with more enchilada sauce top with cheese and bake at 350 till the cheese melts.

still top with your raspberry sour cream and it won't be your every day mexican.

it's time for some dessert

Well their is no name for this dessert yet but it is a recipe that will be sticking around for good.

Ingredients:

2 C berries

1/2 C sugar

2 T brown sugar

1/2 C coconut

1 chocolate bar

1 container sour cream

1/4 C cream cheese or mascarpone (softened)

citrus juice and zest

fresh whipped cream (optional)

start by cutting your berries up any size you like I left mine in bigger slices cause they looked nice. Then sprinkle 1/2c sugar over them to coat them. the amount of sugar will depend on you and your berries if they are very ripe and sweet you won't need much if they are not you can always coax them along with a little extra. keep in mind it doesn't just make the berries sweeter it creates a nice syrup along with it so use a little more than you think you need.

mix sour cream, cream cheese, zest, brown sugar (you may need more than the 2 T, sweeten to your desired taste) and citrus juice together and beat till smooth. Now I only said citrus juice with no amount for a reason. if you choose to use orange juice like I did you will need more than if you chose to use lemon or lime. add some then taste then add some then taste some more. a recipe will only get you so far you have to taste every step of the way.

with the coconut you can leave it plain or toast it. we have done this recipe both ways and we love it both ways. It will add a little nuttiness and a little more texture if you do. Another nice addition would be some type of chopped and toasted nuts, macadamia or slivered almonds are two I would suggest.

just layer your ingredients and shave on some chocolate. If possible use some good quality chocolate preferably semi-sweet to dark, you can get some from walmart for about $2 and you will find plenty of uses for the extras. Make sure to shave it off with a knife or a peeler it will melt in your mouth and won't get in the way if you do this, it isn't suppose to be a chocolate dessert it is only their to compliment not take over.

This dessert will make you look t sour cream a different way! p.s. try it in a crepe